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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsSenate Republicans praise Supreme Court nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson after meeting with her but
still won't commit to voting for herAll the "productive conversations" Senate Republicans said they've had with "impressive" and "well-qualified" Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson in recent days have yielded plenty of photo ops but no commitments to support her historic nomination to the Supreme Court.
Jackson, who currently serves on the US Court of Appeals for the DC Circuit and could become the first Black woman appointed to the Supreme Court, has met privately with over a dozen Republican lawmakers since President Joe Biden named her as his pick to replace retiring Associate Justice Stephen Breyer.
The exhaustive interview process has included lengthy visits with members of the Senate Judiciary Committee which is scheduled to launch hearings about her latest nomination on March 21 as well as leaders from both parties.
The sticking points Republicans have cited about Jackson include her efforts to reduce mandatory minimum guidelines during her time at the US Sentencing Commission, the arguments she made on behalf of Guantanamo Bay detainees during her time as a public defender, and whether she views the US Constitution as the final word on jurisprudence or a jumping-off point to advance ideological goals.
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Senate Republicans praise Supreme Court nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson after meeting with her but (Original Post)
Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin
Mar 2022
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madaboutharry
(40,183 posts)1. They had no problem voting for Kavanaugh and Barrett.
Two truly unqualified people for a variety of reasons.
Such hypocrites.
TreasonousBastard
(43,049 posts)2. All excellent questions, but in the recent past all ignored.
GP6971
(31,106 posts)3. But will they vote to confirm her?
I'm not holding my breath.
wcmagumba
(2,879 posts)4. Yep, probably still vote against her...jerks...nt
Mr.Bill
(24,228 posts)5. I predict
not one single republican will vote for her.
DemocraticPatriot
(4,301 posts)7. I think a few will vote for her..
easily counted on part of the fingers of one hand.
Mad_Machine76
(24,391 posts)6. Who cares
As long as we have all 50 Ds